ROBOCOP CAST – Only true villains are played by Englishmen. Hugh Laurie is in negotiations to join the cast of José Padilha’s upcoming RoboCop remake. Laurie will play the villainous CEO of Omni Corp, which creates RoboCop. Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman,Samuel L. Jackson and Abbie Cornish have already signed on to the project, which is set to release in 2013.